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Adrien Fourmaux

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Adrien Fourmaux
Adrien Fourmaux at the 2019 Monte Carlo Rally
Personal information
NationalityFrance French
Born (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)
Seclin, France
World Rally Championship record
Active years2019–present
Co-driverFrance Alexandre Coria
TeamsM-Sport Ford WRT, Hyundai Motorsport
Rallies59
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums6
Stage wins17
Total points248
First rally2019 Monte Carlo Rally
Last rally2025 Monte Carlo Rally

Adrien Fourmaux (born 3 May 1995) is a French rally driver.[1] After contesting the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) for M-Sport Ford in the WRC Rally1 category driving the Ford Puma, Fourmaux joins Hyundai Motorsport for 2025 to pilot a Hyundai i20 N Rally1.

Fourmaux won the British Rally Championship in 2023 in the Ford Fiesta Rally2 as well as competing in the WRC2 Championship for the 2023 season. Fourmaux achieved his first WRC podium at the 2024 Rally Sweden.

Rally career

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Adrien Fourmaux in the 2021 Croatia Rally.

After winning the junior category of the 2018 French Rally Championship, Fourmaux made his WRC debut at the 2019 Monte Carlo Rally, and took his first career point in a Ford Fiesta R5.[2]

Throughout the 2019 season, Fourmaux received full backing from the FFSA, running with a Ford Fiesta R5 under their supervision. He would finish on the podium of the World Rally Championship-2 category at the Monte Carlo Rally and the Wales Rally GB.

In 2020, Fourmaux was signed by M-Sport Ford WRT to compete in the WRC-2.[3] In a shortened season, he scored three runner-up finishes and ended up third in the standings alongside co-driver Renaud Jamoul.[4] He also won his second ERC rally at the end of the year, the Rally Islas Canarias.[5]

Fourmaux then progressed to the World Rally Championship in 2021, driving selected events in a Ford Fiesta WRC and partaking in the WRC-2 class during the remainder of the calendar.[6] His WRC debut came in Croatia, where a fifth place caused him to be likened to rally legend Sébastien Ogier by team principal Richard Millener.[7] Following the withdrawal of Teemu Suninen, Fourmaux contested the final five events of the WRC season together with Alexandre Coria, his new co-driver.[8]

The pair remained at Ford M-Sport for the 2022 season, this time to contest the full campaign.[9] The season began poorly, as Fourmaux retired from the first three events, experiencing a huge accident in stage three at Monte Carlo and crashing out in a garden in Croatia.[10][11] Another crash came later in the year at the Ypres Rally; as a consequence of the chassis damage, Fourmaux was not entered in the following two events, while budget issues forced him to miss the season finale in Japan.[12][13] His lacklustre full-season debut led to M-Sport demoting him to the WRC-2 for the 2023 season.[14] During that campaign, Fourmaux took part in eight rallies and finished a season-best second at the Rally Finland. In addition, he came close to winning the class at the Rally Italia Sardegna before crashing out during the Power Stage.[15][16] At the end of 2023, Fourmaux was recalled to Ford's WRC team to substitute for Pierre-Louis Loubet at the Rally Japan, though he would crash out of the event.[17][18]

Fourmaux, along with Coria, returned to M-Sport to contest the 2024 WRC season.[19] After finishing fifth in Monte Carlo, Fourmaux scored his first WRC podium with third place in Sweden.[20] Another podium followed at the Safari Rally in Kenya after a reliable drive.[21] Fourmaux then won his maiden Power Stage in Croatia, finished fourth in Portugal, and scored his third podium in Poland.[22][23] Fourth in Latvia and third in Finland came next, as Fourmaux benefited from a late crash for leader Kalle Rovanperä to inherit a spot on the rostrum.[24] In Greece, Fourmaux clipped a rock on the opening day and fell out of contention, though he later won the Power Stage.[25][26] After finishing fifth in Chile and encountering issues at the Central European Rally, Fourmaux capped off his season by finishing third in Japan.[27][28] He ended up fifth in the drivers' standings. To cap off his tenure at Ford, whom he would leave for Hyundai, Fourmaux won the Monza Rally Show.[29] On his Hyundai debut meanwhile, Fourmaux won the Rallye National Hivernal du Dévoluy.[30]

Rally results

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WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R5 MON
10 		FRA
30 		ARG CHL POR
13 		GER
23 		TUR GBR
15 		28th 1
Ford Fiesta R2 SWE
45 		MEX ITA
36 		FIN
23
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II ESP
32 		AUS
C
2020 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON
15 		SWE
18 		MEX EST
13 		TUR
9 		ITA
Ret 		MNZ
49 		22nd 2
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON
9 		ARC
48 		ITA
30 		EST
12 		10th 42
Ford Fiesta WRC CRO
5 		POR
6 		KEN
5 		BEL
Ret 		GRE
7 		FIN
7 		ESP
16 		MNZ
55
2022 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
Ret 		SWE
Ret 		CRO
Ret 		POR
9 		ITA
Ret 		KEN
13 		EST
7 		FIN
18 		BEL
Ret 		GRE
WD 		NZL
WD 		ESP
8 		JPN
WD 		16th 13
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON
13 		SWE MEX
16 		CRO
12 		POR
15 		ITA
Ret 		KEN EST FIN
8 		GRE
11 		CHL EUR
8 		20th 8
Ford Puma Rally1 JPN
Ret
2024 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON
5 		SWE
3 		KEN
3 		CRO
17 		POR
4 		ITA
14 		POL
3 		LAT
4 		FIN
3 		GRE
21 		CHL
5 		EUR
32 		JPN
3 		5th 162
2025 Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 N Rally1 MON
3 		SWE KEN SPA POR ITA GRE EST FIN PRY CHL EUR JPN SAU 3rd* 20*

* Season still in progress.

WRC-2 results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 WDC Points
2019 Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R5 MON
2 		SWE MEX FRA
9 		ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER
8 		TUR GBR
3 		13th 39
Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II ESP
13 		AUS
C
2020 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON
2 		SWE
4 		MEX EST
2 		TUR
2 		ITA
Ret 		MNZ
4 		3rd 78
2021 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II MON
2 		ARC
9 		CRO POR ITA
6 		KEN EST
4 		BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ 10th 48
2023 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 MON
5 		SWE MEX
7 		CRO
4 		POR
10 		ITA
Ret 		KEN EST FIN
2 		GRE
4 		CHL EUR
NC 		JPN 8th 67

ERC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 WDC Points
2020 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II ITA
Ret 		LAT PRT HUN ESP
1 		10th 37

References

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